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24 alternatives to Ava

Making conversations accessible for the deaf

Ava is a messaging application designed to make conversations accessible for deaf and hard-of-hearing people. The app uses artificial intelligence to provide real-time transcription, enabling users to communicate with… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Ava launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Ava – an app to make conversations accessible for the deaf/hoh▲8
Ava offers free live captions or transcriptions for videoconferencing (including Zoom and Meet) and in-person meetings. In one click, Ava accurately captions any meeting, lecture, doctor visit or important conversation using AI & professional captioners providing 24/7 communication access for Deaf &
2016 · ava.me · its alternatives →
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Ava Closed Captions▲127
Make online meetings/videos 1-click accessible for the deaf
2020 · ava.me · its alternatives →
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AVA▲92
Meet Ava, your AI assistant on Whatsapp
2023 · socolivetv.cheap · its alternatives →
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AI Chat-avatar▲696
Conversational AI assistant always ready do the job for you
2025 · pitchavatar.com · its alternatives →
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Tribe 1.0▲621
Walkie-talkie re-invented
2015 · tribe.pm · its alternatives →
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Willow on IOS▲395
Write 5x faster with voice dictation now Available on iOS
Nov 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Deaf? My iPhone app wakes you up if it hears an alarm▲170
The latest macOS offers the world’s best way to play — and add to — your collection of music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, audiobooks, and more.
2014 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Avatalk▲78
Open-dialogue AI 'friend' to help you improve English
2022 · avatalk.com · its alternatives →
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Seeing AI▲421
Talking camera for the blind, by Microsoft
2017 · seeingai.com · its alternatives →
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Ava▲373
Hire an AI BDR, to supercharge your pipeline
2024 · artisan.co · its alternatives →
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Voice - An iOS App that lets blind people read▲57
2014 · shalinshah.me · its alternatives →
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Ztalk.ai▲450
Real-time voice translation
2025 · ztalk.ai · its alternatives →
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Avoma▲150
An AI meeting assistant with conversation intelligence
2020 · avoma.com · its alternatives →
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Thanks to BeAware, Deaf iPhone users have a free alerting device (OSS)▲124
BeAware — Deaf and Hard of Hearing Assistant: Free, No Ads, Privacy Safe
2022 · deafassistant.com · its alternatives →
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Ava▲84
Text and talk with Alexa on the go
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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IRIS Clarity▲133
AI voice isolation that brings clarity to your online calls
2021 · iris.audio · its alternatives →
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YOUS▲228
Audio/video calls with AI-based translator
2021 · yous.ai · its alternatives →
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Anytalk▲316
Real-time video and audio translation app
2024 · its alternatives →
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BeAware▲66
The d/Deaf assistant to communicate better
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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AVA: Social Layer for AI Agents▲9
Social app to create, share, and interact with AI characters
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Ona AI▲89
Building digital sign language avatars & inclusive datasets.
Apr 2026 · onaai.framer.website · its alternatives →
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Signily▲89
Communicate with sign language on iOS
2015 · aslized.org · its alternatives →
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Anne▲74
Communication for deaf-blind people
2022 · its alternatives →
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Chatable▲72
Chatable helps you hear better, using just your smartphone
2020 · chatableapps.com · its alternatives →

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